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Hey, CMO: Larry Ellison and Oracle Want Your Business | Ad AgeOracle's traditional buyer -- the IT professional -- is losing its technology purchasing power while the CMO is gaining it. In his last interview as Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison sat down with me in his Woodside, Calif. home to discuss the shift and how Oracle plans to adapt.

Just Look At How Google Dominates Ad Tech | Ad AgeEveryone knew Google was the biggest player in advertising technology before this article. But nobody, except for Google, knew how big. With the help of Evidon, proprietor of the Ghostery extension, I put a number on it. And it is a big one.

Paula Deen Scandal Eats Away At Ratings Of Her Sons’ Shows | BuzzFeedFood Network banished Paula Deen after accusations of racial insensitivity surfaced in the summer of 2013. But that didn't stop the bleeding. Deen's sons, who host shows on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel have seen their ratings plunge since. A drop first identified in this article.

How To Fake A Great Night Out | BuzzFeedThere's an app called Couch Cachet that will post fake Foursquare check-ins and Tweets for you all night long, making it look like you're having a great night out, while you're actually sitting at home on your couch. No really...

Meet the journalist behind Tumblr's rise | FortuneMark Coatney was the first journalist to go to work for a social media platform, a pattern that has since been followed by Facebook and Twitter. In 2010, I spoke with Coatney about his role and his vision for Tumblr,

Does anybody actually use QR codes? | FortuneBack when QR Codes were on everything from hot air balloons to people's hair, I asked whether people were actually scanning them. Once again, the hype was greater than the reality.

What BuzzFeed Is Trying To Do | Kantrowitz, Tumblr'dThis was my early read on BuzzFeed's "serious" editorial strategy. I posted this to my Tumblr blog and it ended up on MediaGazer shortly afterward. Got me thinking about moving into journalism full-time. The rest is history.